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A firm foundation in life and work: Thomas H. Powell, EdD’82
Thomas H. Powell, EdD’82, currently in his 10th year as president of Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmetsburg, Md., has led the nation’s second-oldest Catholic university to new heights. The school completed its first new residence hall in 30 years, built a new soccer and lacrosse stadium, a new baseball… Read MoreFeb 8, 2013
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Gigi Lazenby, BA’67, MBA’73, founder of her own oil and gas production company, Bretagne LLC
A photograph of a smiling young man standing beside a gas pump at a Spur Gas station in Henderson, Ky., sits in the offices of Gigi Lazenby, BA’67, MBA’73. The year was 1931 and the young man—her father, Paul Banks Jr.—would eventually work his way to President of that same… Read MoreFeb 8, 2013
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Student Spotlight: Valerie Hsu
Senior Valerie Hsu talks about her senior recital and the impact music has made upon her life. An InsideVandy Video by Carly Vaughn… Read MoreFeb 8, 2013
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‘Tucumcari’ photography exhibit opens at Space 204
The Vanderbilt University Department of Art welcomes to Space 204 an exhibition of compelling photographs by Jeremiah Ariaz. On display from Thursday, Feb. 21, through Thursday, March 14, Tucumcari documents a once thriving and now uncertain New Mexico community. An opening reception will be held Thursday, Feb. 21, from 4 to 6 pm. Read MoreFeb 8, 2013
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Grissom selected as Frontiers in Bioengineering Workshop Young Investigator
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering William Grissom has been selected as one of the 2013 Frontiers in Bioengineering Workshop Young Investigators and will participate in the event Feb. 25-26 at Georgia Tech’s Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience. Read MoreFeb 8, 2013
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Mitchell to lead effort on minority engineering enrollment
Burgess Mitchell, assistant dean for student services at Vanderbilt's School of Engineering, has been named president-elect of the National Association of Minority Engineering Program Advocates. Read MoreFeb 8, 2013
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‘Greenest’ campus group can win VIP basketball tickets
Is your group, department or division the "greenest" on campus? If so, you can be VIP guests at the Vanderbilt vs. Georgia basketball game Feb. 27. Read MoreFeb 8, 2013
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Vanderbilt stages a Signing Day worth celebrating
Yahoo! Sports’ Pat Forde gives a play by play of Vanderbilt Football’s National Signing Day activities. Read MoreFeb 7, 2013
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Grissom selected as Frontiers in Bioengineering Workshop Young Investigator
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering William Grissom has been selected as one of the 2013 Frontiers in Bioengineering Workshop Young Investigators and will participate in the event Feb. 25-26 at Georgia Tech’s Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience. Read MoreFeb 6, 2013
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Professor Profile – Jonathan Gilligan
Professor Jonathan Gilligan conducts climate research, teaches students and writes plays. Learn more about this unusual Vanderbilt professor. InsideVandy video by Harrison Dreves. Read MoreFeb 1, 2013
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Second City to perform at Vanderbilt
Chicago’s legendary comedy theater The Second City will appear at Vanderbilt’s Student Life Center Feb. 15 for shows at 7 and 10 p.m. The performance will feature some of the best sketches, songs and improvisations from The Second City’s 45-plus year history. Read MoreFeb 1, 2013
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Celebrate National Heart Month with these events
February is National Heart Month and March is National Nutrition Month. Both present great opportunities to love your heart. Health Plus invites you to participate in Count on Your Heart throughout February and March. Read MoreJan 31, 2013
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Your Universe Today podcast: How stars die and black holes form (Part 2)
Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, assistant professor of astronomy, continues her discussion of black holes in the second part of this interview for Red Orbit. Read MoreJan 28, 2013
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Your Universe Today podcast: How stars die and black holes form (Part 1)
Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, assistant professor of astronomy, talks about what sets black holes apart from other objects in the universe and explains how the laws of space, time and gravity bend and even break down to create the most destructive force in the cosmos. Read MoreJan 24, 2013
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Watch: Doug Fisher, other experts discuss “flipped classrooms” with Coursera
In this webinar with Coursera, Vanderbilt's Doug Fisher and a panel of experts from other universities discuss the "flipped classroom" model and other learning possibilities offered by participation in massive, open, online course platforms like Coursera. Fisher is associate professor of computer science and of computer engineering. Read MoreJan 17, 2013
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West Tennessee Healthcare, VUMC announce affiliation agreement
Leaders with West Tennessee Healthcare and Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced Jan. 15 an affiliation agreement that will expand the scope of health care services in West Tennessee Healthcare’s service area. Read MoreJan 16, 2013
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Wired: DARPA opens source code for building your own amphibious tank
The DoD’s DARPA group plans to release open-source software that will let anyone design and run virtual tests on their own amphibious vehicle. Darpa’s software — built in part by researchers at Vanderbilt University — is called Meta. Read MoreJan 10, 2013
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Listen: Computer scientist Doug Schmidt discusses MOOCs
Listen to Doug Schmidt, professor of computer science and of computer engineering, discuss the impact and implications of massive open online courses, or MOOCs, on this episode of the Software Engineering Radio podcast. Read MoreJan 10, 2013
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Dayani Weight Workshop free orientation Jan. 15 at noon
The Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health & Wellness, in conjunction with Vanderbilt’s Health Plus Faculty & Staff Wellness Program, offers a holistic approach to promoting healthy nutrition, motivation, physical activity, empowerment and well-being. Next session begins mid-January. Read MoreJan 4, 2013
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Vanderbilt ranks 15th on ‘smartest students’ survey
Vanderbilt University ranked 15th among the “20 Smartest Colleges in America” in a survey conducted by Lumosity, a cognitive training site. Some 60,000 students at more than 400 colleges and universities were evaluated by playing games that measured various cognitive skills including attention, memory, speed of processing, problem solving… Read MoreJan 3, 2013